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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6312 m/e 01/1921

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 211
Works Number 2812
To Service During 01/1921
Withdrawal Fri 21/09/1962
Service Life 41 yrs, 8 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1921
101   Old Oak Common on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
RDG   Reading (W.R.) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 29/01/1955
83B   Taunton 4w/e 25/03/1961
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 15/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 21/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 25/03/1961
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 15/07/1961
WDN   m/e 30/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1945 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during February included: 2933, 2938, 2979, 2981, 3024, 3029, 3030, 3407, 3449, 3588, 4018, 4052, 4060, 4061, 4083, 4093, 4320, 5042, 5054, 5305, 5341, 5367, 6312, 6320, 6338, 6340, 6374, W.D. 70843, 77196, 77288, 78632, and 79234. Works' pilots during the same period included: 1796, 2044, and 2077. Further 'Panniers' fitted with T.F. boilers are: 3758, 3789, 5760, 7777, 8776 and 9771. 2891 and 3804 have both been fitted with side windows, side sheets and doors between engine and tender sides. SLS/194704
31/12/1947 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during December included: Nos. 111, 823, 1007, 1017, 1760, 2280, 2830, 2873, 2902, 2940, 3810, 3856, 4013, 4036, 4062, 4702, 4705, 4854, 4946, 4947, 5024, 5072, 5073, 5092, 5939, 5966, 6310, 6312, 6329, 6350, 6374, 6397, 6866, 6901, 6921, 6938, 6948, 7001 and W.D. 77429. Works' pilots recently have been: Nos. 242, 905, 1713, 2781 an 3561. W.D. No. 73291 was ex Works on 11/12, having been fitted with G.W. top feed clacks and a Wakefield lubricator; the Westinghouse brake had been removed. No. 3215 has been fitted with a repaired R.O.D. tender and was ex Works on 12/12. SLS/194802

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1921 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6312
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2812
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
06/1945 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Reading (W.R.) (RDG)    
29/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
25/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
21/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 6312    

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